Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Religious Liberty is Only for Christians in Texas

Religious Liberty is Only for Christians in Texas:

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Loon Star State: Donald Trump and the 'Rigged Election'

Syria war: Aleppo risks becoming giant graveyard - UN - BBC News

Syria war: Aleppo risks becoming giant graveyard - UN - BBC News:

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Earth warming to climate tipping point, warns study - BBC News

Earth warming to climate tipping point, warns study - BBC News:

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Any public official who denies climate change in unqualified to hold public office, period!

I Am a Dangerous Professor - The New York Times

I Am a Dangerous Professor - The New York Times:

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The NEW McCarthyism gains speed and momentum.

The Guardian view on Aleppo: the west’s grim failure | Editorial | Opinion | The Guardian

The Guardian view on Aleppo: the west’s grim failure | Editorial | Opinion | The Guardian:

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Thursday, November 24, 2016

VC, Entrepreneur Says Basic Income Would Work Even If 90% People 'Smoked Pot' and Didn't Work - Slashdot

VC, Entrepreneur Says Basic Income Would Work Even If 90% People 'Smoked Pot' and Didn't Work - Slashdot:

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No Evidence of Aloe Vera Found in the Aloe Vera at Wal-Mart, CVS - Slashdot

No Evidence of Aloe Vera Found in the Aloe Vera at Wal-Mart, CVS - Slashdot:

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Canada Plans To Phase Out Coal-Powered Electricity By 2030 - Slashdot

Canada Plans To Phase Out Coal-Powered Electricity By 2030 - Slashdot:

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Elon Musk: 'One In Billions' Chance We're Not Living In A Computer Simulation - Slashdot

Elon Musk: 'One In Billions' Chance We're Not Living In A Computer Simulation - Slashdot:

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Tech Billionaires Are Asking Scientists For Help To Break Humans Out of Computer Simulation - Slashdot

Tech Billionaires Are Asking Scientists For Help To Break Humans Out of Computer Simulation - Slashdot:

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Neil deGrasse Tyson Says It's 'Very Likely' The Universe Is A Simulation - Slashdot

Neil deGrasse Tyson Says It's 'Very Likely' The Universe Is A Simulation - Slashdot:

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Monday, August 29, 2016

US 'War on Terror' Remains Poorly Understood | Al Jazeera America

US 'War on Terror' Remains Poorly Understood | Al Jazeera America: "The report estimates that at least 1.3 million people have been killed in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan from direct and indirect consequences of the U.S. “war on terrorism.” "



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Saturday, April 30, 2016

The Plot Against Puerto Rico | Foreign Policy

We have hamstrung the Puerto Rican economy in many, many ways and now we act like we don't know them. It's just plain stupid and unfair, as usual.

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Who Will Rule Mosul? | Foreign Policy

If you have any desire to know just how screwed up our foreign policy is in Iraq, and why the fighting will go on there for eternity, read this report. The Bush-Cheney war that didn't need to happen, put us in the middle of an ancient civil war complicated by competing cultures and religious affiliations. Our cultural incompetence has lead to an infected pustule of conflict resistant to all known resolutions, in the same way that superbugs are resistant to all known antibiotics.Who Will Rule Mosul? | Foreign Policy: "Erbil"



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Monday, April 4, 2016

Republicans and Voter Suppression - The New York Times

Republicans control the house and the Senate because they cheat, in every single way imaginable with complete disregard for the fundamental principles of our democracy. You know, the principles they say they stand for.

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Sunday, February 28, 2016

15 things everyone would know if there were a liberal media

This is a must read list, but of course it's just reasonable people sharing facts so no Rethugclican will ever lay eyes on it. And if they did they would argue that it's all lies, because they know better than to cave in to any true, verifiable facts.

15 things everyone would know if there were a liberal media:



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PRICELESS: Colbert Rips David Koch to His Face at TIME Magazine Gala

Stephen Colbert strikes at the Koch brothers at a Time magazine gala:

Of course, all of us should be honored to be listed on the TIME 100 alongside the two men who will be slugging it out in the fall:  President Obama, and the man who would defeat him, David Koch.
Give it up everybody.  David Koch.
Little known fact -- David, nice to see you again, sir.
Little known fact, David's brother Charles Koch is actually even more influential.  Charles pledged $40 million to defeat President Obama, David only $20 million.  That's kind of cheap, Dave.
Sure, he's all for buying the elections, but when the bill for democracy comes up, Dave's always in the men's room.  I'm sorry, I must have left Wisconsin in my other coat.
I was particularly excited to meet David Koch earlier tonight because I have a Super PAC, Colbert Super PAC, and I am -- thank you, thank you -- and I am happy to announce Mr. Koch has pledged $5 million to my Super PAC.  And the great thing is, thanks to federal election law, there's no way for you to ever know whether that's a joke.
By the way, if David Koch likes his waiter tonight, he will be your next congressman.

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Sunday, February 21, 2016

Looking Back - The New Yorker

"Antonin Scalia, who died this month, after nearly three decades on the Supreme Court, devoted his professional life to making the United States a less fair, less tolerant, and less admirable democracy. "

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Wednesday, January 13, 2016

The Brutalism of Ted Cruz - The New York Times

Ted Cruz is a selfish, manipulative, power hungry racist.

The Brutalism of Ted Cruz - The New York Times:

"In 1997, Michael Wayne Haley was arrested after stealing a calculator from

Walmart. This was a crime that merited a maximum two­ year prison term. But

prosecutors incorrectly applied a habitual offender law. Neither the judge nor

the defense lawyer caught the error and Haley was sentenced to 16 years.

Eventually, the mistake came to light and Haley tried to fix it. Ted Cruz

was solicitor general of Texas at the time. Instead of just letting Haley go for

time served, Cruz took the case to the Supreme Court to keep Haley in prison

for the full 16 years.

Some justices were skeptical. “Is there some rule that you can’t confess

error in your state?” Justice Anthony Kennedy asked. The court system did

finally let Haley out of prison, after six years."




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